I Loved This Kabir Bhajan - ...
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--Abhishek Thakore
Apr 13, 2014

 

I loved this Kabir Bhajan - Zara Halke Gaadi Haanko:



It got even more beautiful when Chintan shared its meaning - which I share here
MOVE YOUR CART ALONG LIGHTLY [1]
 
Move your cart along lightly my
Ram is riding
Move your cart along gently my Ram is riding

My cart is many colored with wheels of rosy red
A lovely lady is holding the reins and sitting in the back is Ram!

The cart got mired in mud, the destination still far away!
The good ones got across, the bad ones crashed!

Healers came from every land, bringing their herbs and roots.
The herbs were useless, Ram had left the house!

Four fellows came to carry the stretcher
They tied up the wooden horse They carried it to the burning ground and blew it up, just like  Holi!

The wife sobs and weeps, my partner is taken away!
Kabir says, listen seekers the one who joins is the one who breaks!

Incidentally, this is the song that launched Prahladji over two decades ago as one of the most popular singers of Kabir back home in Malwa. It’s the most requested song in all his concerts. So popular possibly because it’s a simple, accessible song about the journey of life, the body being the cart we ride in, and the inevitability of death.   

 

Posted by Abhishek Thakore on Apr 13, 2014


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